Wearing-apparel.



BENTLEY P. NEFF, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

WE ARING-APPAREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2'7, 1907.

Application filed January .21, 1907. Serial No. 353,275.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENTLEY P. N Err, a citizen of the United States,residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wearing-Apparel, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel, andparticularly for wearing apparel for workingmen, such as overalls,trousers and the like; and an object of my invention is to provide suchapparel with means for lighting a match and to render the use of matchessafe and convenient in such places as mines, powder factories andwarehouses and the like.

A further object of my invention is to relieve the fabric of thetrousers from the wear and tear to which it is commonly subjected by thestriking of matches.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the bestmode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 shows a pairof overalls embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail showing theholder for the emery paper with the latter in place; Fig. 3 is a detailof the holder sewed in place and with the emery paper removed; and Fig.4 is a modification.

N ear the waist band of the trousers or overalls a is secured a frame bmade up of a plate of sheet metal or like material and provided withmeans for securing in place a piece of emery paper a or like frictionalmaterial.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the securing means just referred to comprisethe corner-pieces d. To permit .the passage of the securing thread orstitches e, the

plate is formed with the holes f. This construction allows the emerypaper to be readily removed, when worn out, and to be easily replaced bya new piece of paper.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, the holder '5 is provided with onemember of the ordinary glovefastener, as with the heads it, while theemery paper 9 is provided with the complementary socket members 3'.

In the use of safety matches, the user is required to carry with himgenerally a box the sides of which are provided with a piece ofspecially prepared frictional material. In carrying out my invention thepaper or other frictional material may be specially prepared for the useof safety matches and the necessity of carrying the box obviated.Further, it often happens that the frictional material on the sides ofmatch-boxes become worthless through exposure to the elements. Thefrictional material 0 may be sewed near the waistband of the trousersand be thereby protected by the jumper of the workman and so kept dry bymeans of the covering and the heat of his body. My new device may beused by hunters, woodsmen, sailors, soldiers and others whose life is anoutdoor one; and it may be secured inside the lapel of a coat or jacket,or inside a cap, as to the crown or the underside of a vizor.

I claim:

B. P. NEFF.

I Witnesses:

F. A. PATRICK, W. SCHWARTZ.

